Snow falls on camels in Saudi Arabia
The animals watched as snow fell in the mountains of Ad-dhahr after a cold spell spread across the north-west of the country.
The animals watched as snow fell in the mountains of Ad-dhahr after a cold spell spread across the north-west of the country.
Jurgen Klopp said on Friday Liverpool will not have revenge on their minds when they face Everton this weekend for the first time since Virgil van Dijk suffered a serious knee injury.
President Biden delivers remarks from the White House at the virtual Munich Security Conference.
Residents of suburban Little Rock, Arkansas, were treated to a glowing sunset on February 18 as skies started to clear amid continuous cold weather across the state.Footage captured by @bobear17 shows a glowing sunset in Cabot.The National Weather Service warned that the inclement weather could cause hazardous driving conditions and urged road users to take extra time to travel as the wintry conditions continued on Friday. Credit: @bobear17 via Storyful
Right-hander Taijuan Walker agreed to a two-year, $20 million deal with the New York Mets on Friday. According to multiple reports, Walker's deal includes a third-year option. Walker posted a 4-3 record and 2.70 ERA with the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays in 2020.
England's pacemen are "dying to get" their hands on the pink ball ahead of the day/night third Test against India, fast bowler Mark Wood said on Friday.
Quibi winked offline in December, most of its employees have been let go and Roku now owns Quibi’s content library. But Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman’s ill-fated video streamer is still battling a lawsuit trying to extract more than $100 million in damages from the defunct startup — and now, Quibi’s lawyers are suggesting the […]
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Russian athletes will compete under the acronym ROC at the Tokyo Olympics this year, as part of sanctions for several doping scandals, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday. The full name of the Russian Olympic Committee could not be used and team flags would bear the logo of the committee, it said. The logo of the Russian Olympic Committee consists of three flames in the national Russian flag colours with the Olympic rings below them.
Russian athletes will compete under the acronym ROC at the Tokyo Olympics this year, as part of sanctions for several doping scandals, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday. The full name of the Russian Olympic Committee could not be used and team flags would bear the logo of the committee, it said. The logo of the Russian Olympic Committee consists of three flames in the national Russian flag colours with the Olympic rings below them.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not return as working royals, a statement from Buckingham Palace released Friday read. The decision came after conversations between Harry and Queen Elizabeth and other members of the British royal family. The full Buckingham Palace statement on The Duke and Duchess of Sussex reads: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have confirmed to Her Majesty The Queen that they will not be returning as working members of The Royal Family. Following conversations with The Duke, The Queen has written confirming that in stepping away from the work of The Royal Family it is not possible to continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service. The honorary military appointments and Royal patronages held by The Duke and Duchess will therefore be returned to Her Majesty, before being redistributed among working members of The Royal Family. While all are saddened by their decision, The Duke and Duchess remain much loved members of the family. Also Read: Meghan Markle Flooded With Praise for Miscarriage Op-Ed: 'Wise, Painful, Generous' The statement added that the conversations were part of a 12-month review — one year after Harry and his wife Meghan announced they were taking a step back from their royal duties. The military, Commonwealth and charitable associations that will revert from Harry and Meghan to The Queen are: The Royal Marines, RAF Honington, Royal Navy Small Ships and Diving, The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, The Rugby Football Union, The Rugby Football League, The Royal National Theatre and The Association of Commonwealth Universities. Since then, the pair have moved to the United States and have signed deals with Netflix and Spotify through their new company, Archewell, launching a new podcast and developing new streaming shows, films, and documentaries. The couple recently announced they are expecting their second child after experiencing a miscarriage last year. Read original story Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Will Not Return as Working Royals At TheWrap
Norway's government on Friday proposed a bill aimed at decriminalising the possession and use of small amounts of narcotics, saying users should be offered treatment rather than face jail.
Forty-six whales stranded on a beach on the Indonesian island of Madura died Friday (February 19), while rescuers managed to push three back out to sea according to the provincial governor.A rescue effort was launched on Thursday after dozens of pilot whales beached, with volunteers working together to save the mammals.Some local residents also helped out, wading into the ankle-deep water to help push them into the sea.The governor told Reuters that authorities plan to bury the dead whales on Saturday once the tide recedes and said two excavators had been brought in.It is not fully understood why whales, which travel together in pods, beach themselves but they are known to follow a leader as well as gather around an injured or distressed whale.NGO Whale Stranding Indonesia says more than 70 marine mammals were found stranded in 2020.
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A Sudanese refugee stabbed and killed an employee at a centre for asylum seekers in the southern French city of Pau on Friday after his request for political asylum was rejected, authorities said. A police prefecture official said the asylum seeker had been living at the centre for a while and the Pau mayor said he had earlier been in jail for acts of violence, notably with a knife. "This is a terrible drama, all the more because the victim spent his entire professional life helping migrants and asylum seekers," Pau mayor Francois Bayrou said on France Bleu radio.
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As frozen Texas reels under one of the worst electricity outages in U.S. history, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has blamed grid operators and iced-over wind turbines but gone easier on another culprit: an oil and gas industry that is the state's dominant business and his biggest political contributor. “It's almost like a murder suspect blaming their right hand for committing the crime," said Democratic state Rep. James Talarico. Like most of the state's 30 million residents, Talarico's power is controlled by grid managers at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which Abbott again laid into Thursday after more than 4 million people at one point were enduring outages in subfreezing temperatures.
The United Nations human rights watchdog has asked the United Arab Emirates for more information about the status of Dubai's Sheikha Latifa and proof that she is alive.Concerns have been raised after a video was published on Tuesday (February 16) by the BBC’s investigative news program, Panorama. It said the footage shows Latifa, who is one of the ruler of Dubai's daughters, saying that she was being held against her will in a barricaded villa.The U.N’s Liz Throssell told an online briefing they have asked for “proof of life”."Given the serious concerns about Sheikha Latifa, we have requested that the government's response comes as a matter of priority. We look forward to receiving and considering this response. And in the meantime of course, we will continue to monitor and assess the situation closely."The UAE Foreign Ministry referred all enquiries to the Dubai government's media office, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum drew international attention in 2018 when a human rights group released a video made by her, in which she described an attempt to escape Dubai.In the Panorama video Latifa can be heard saying “I am a hostage” before adding the villa she is in had “been converted into a jail,"Reuters could not independently verify when or where the video was recorded.
Bitcoin steamed to fresh record highs Friday (February 19). The cryptocurrency jumped as much as 2.6%. That took it to around $53,000. The gains meant its total market capitalisation approached one trillion dollars. This month alone the virtual currency is up around 60%. Bitcoin's gains have been fueled by signs of mainstream acceptance. Credit card giant Mastercard just one of the firms to say it would start handling the currency. Still, many skeptics remain wary of the patchily regulated and highly volatile asset. Analysts at JP Morgan say Bitcoin is way above any estimate of fair value. Proponents counter that the e-coin is a kind of 'digital gold', which could protect investors from any rise in inflation.
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